Carter's deal is for the rest of the season on a two-way track where he'll make the pro-rated NHL minimum of $575K while in Minnesota, and a pro-rated $250K while with AHL Iowa. Pretty great considering what he's overcome. Sun, Feb 26, 2017 12:53:00 PM

Carter, who was playing with Iowa on a pro tryout, signed a deal with the Wild Sunday. He has worked his way back from October surgery for a torn labrum in his right shoulder and should provide the Wld with quality penalty killing. Carter has no fantasy value, however. Sun, Feb 26, 2017 12:12:00 PM

The veteran and Minnesota native didn't register a point and took a minor, but these are steps in the right direction as he attempts to resurrect his career. Stay tuned, he could be a late season recall for the Wild. Fri, Feb 24, 2017 04:14:00 PM

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Carter's deal is for the rest of the season on a two-way track where he'll make the pro-rated NHL minimum of $575K while in Minnesota, and a pro-rated $250K while with AHL Iowa. Pretty great considering what he's overcome.

Carter, who was playing with Iowa on a pro tryout, signed a deal with the Wild Sunday. He has worked his way back from October surgery for a torn labrum in his right shoulder and should provide the Wld with quality penalty killing. Carter has no fantasy value, however.

The veteran and Minnesota native didn't register a point and took a minor, but these are steps in the right direction as he attempts to resurrect his career. Stay tuned, he could be a late season recall for the Wild.

After signing a PTO, Ryan Carter will suit up in both of AHL Iowa's games against Cleveland this weekend.

Iowa could use both wins to help sure up a playoff spot come spring. Carter could use the games to show Minnesota that he has enough left in the tank to help their own playoff push. Stay tuned, this could turn into one of the best feel-good stories of the season for the White Bear Lake, MN native.

Ryan Carter is attempting to make a comeback with the Wild this month, according to sources.

Carter, who was released from his PTO in October as he prepared for surgery on a torn right labrum, has been aided by the team in his general recovery. Now, he's poised to start skating with the team as Minnesota rides an eight-game homestand. The White Bear Lake, MN native played in 113 games with the Wild over the last two seasons, posting 25 points and 103 PIMs and 164 blocks. If Carter signs by the March 1st trade deadline, he'll be eligible for the playoffs. Stay tuned.

The Minnesota Wild have released Ryan Carter from his PTO as he prepares for surgery on a torn right labrum.

While Wild GM Chuck Fletcher has told Carter that they'll "take care" of him and are leaving the door open for a return once he's recovered, the 10-year veteran is keeping a realistic attitude about the situation. "There’s legitimate concern that this could be the end," Carter told Michael Russo. "Being a realist, I’m 33 years old and went into camp on a PTO. It’s a five-month rehab. It’ll be difficult to play my way back to the NHL on short notice after really eight or nine months off." If this is the end, the White Bear Lake native got to play 113 of his 473 career games with his hometown team.

With Tomas Fleischmann out of the picture, Ryan Carter's chances of breaking camp with the Wild improved greatly.

Just as Fleischmann was, Carter is in Wild camp on a professional tryout. Carter is known to the Minnesota coaching staff having played with the Wild the past two seasons and now seems to have a leg up on roster spot over Jordan Schroeder, although it is still early.

Carter spent the last two seasons in Minnesota. He scored five goals and 12 points in 60 games with the Wild in 2015-16. Carter also accumulated 10 penalty minutes in two playoff games. With the Wild having just 10 players on one-way contracts, there's a decent chance that Carter could stick.

Ryan Carter is a healthy scratch in Thursday's game against the Edmonton Oilers

The 32-year-old has six goals and 10 points in 56 games. He's been a healthy scratch in two of Minnesota's last four games. Jason Pominville will miss the game because of an injury while Devan Dubnyk and Nate Prosser are both sick.

Depth Charts

Eric Staal scored the game-winning goal in Friday's 5-2 victory over the Canucks.

Staal's tally at the 15:38 mark of the second period broke a 2-2 tie. The 33-year-old has accumulated four goals in his last three games and 11 in his last nine. He has 37 goals and 68 points in 68 games this season. He's a must-start in all fantasy formats right now.

Koivu took the cross-ice pass from Charlie Coyle and buried his 13th goal of the season. With just 39 points in 70 games this season, Koivu's pace has dipped from last season when he recorded 58 points in 80 games.

Eriksson Ek went 50 consecutive contests without lighting the lamp before he scored his second goal of the year on Monday. Now, he is riding what should be considered a mini hot streak. However, he still shouldn't be on fantasy radar with a mere 11 points in 53 outings.

Matt Cullen scored a goal and picked up an assist in a 5-2 win over the Vancouver Canucks.

Tyler Ennis sent a nice feed to Cullen who made a beautiful backhand move to beat the Canucks goaltender for his 10th goal of the year. The 41-year-old Cullen has picked up three points in his last two games, bringing him to 20 points in 66 games with Minnesota. Zach Parise, Eric Staal, Charlie Coyle and Marcus Foligno also scored in the win.

Jason Zucker admitted that he never thought he'd play an NHL game in front of family and friends in Vegas.

That's his hometown. Not only did he play there on Friday night, his team also won 4-2 and he had a goal and an assist. "I can’t even say it was a dream come true because I never thought it would happen," Zucker said. "It’s really cool to do it and on top of that to have my family and friends here, my wife and kids, it doesn’t get any better than that." He now has 29 goals and 56 points in 71 games this season.

It took Ennis 65 games to get to that mark. He was a solid offensive contributor with Buffalo, but he was also playing a much bigger role there. The Wild have only given him an average of about 12 minutes per contest in 2017-18, so obviously he's not going to be much of an offensive force. You would need to be in a very deep league to warrant having him on your fantasy team.

Mikael Granlund generated two goals and two assists in Minnesota's 8-3 win over St. Louis on Tuesday night.

The top line of the Wild, feature Granlund, Eric Staal and Jason Zucker, combined for six goals and eight assists in the match. Granlund has collected four goals and five helpers in the past four games. He has 53 points through 58 games this year.

Nino Niederreiter scored his 17th goal of the year in a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes.

Niederreiter was perfectly positioned in front of the net to pick up Matt Dumba's rebound for an easy tap in to open the scoring on the power play. The 25-year-old forward is now up to seven power play goals, which is one shy of his career high set last season. His numbers have dipped from 2016-17 but he has picked up a respectable 28 points in 53 games this season while battling ankle issues.

Daniel Winnik scored his fifth goal of the season in a 3-2 overtime loss to Vancouver on Sunday.

Winnik, who didn't have a point in his previous four outings, gave the Wild a 2-1 lead midway through the third period, but they were unable to hold their advantage. He has accounted for 13 points in 46 games.

Gustav Olofsson had a nice drop pass to Tyler Ennis who sent the puck across the crease right on Coyle's stick for his 10th of the year. It's been a down year for Coyle but he has now picked up four points in his last three games, bringing him to 31 in 53 games so far this season.

Luke Kunin suffered an ACL tear in his left knee Sunday and he's expected to miss seven months.

Kunin will miss be sidelined for the rest of the year as a result. He will undergo surgery in the coming weeks. Kunin has played in 19 games for Minnesota this season, including two matches during his most recent call-up, and he has chipped in four points.

Jared Spurgeon is expected to miss a minimum of four weeks after he suffered a partial tear of his right hamstring on Tuesday night.

Spurgeon was injured in Tuesday's game against Colorado and it didn't look good. His timetable certainly reflects that, as he is out indefinitely. This a big loss to Minnesota's defense corps with the team trying to lock down a playoff spot.

Matt Dumba found the back of the net in Friday's 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

The goal allowed him to tie his career-high of 11 goals. Also, four of his 11 tallies have been game-winners, including last night's. The 23-year-old still has 11 games to go to set a new mark. He has 39 points and a plus-11 rating in 71 games this season. Dumba is certainly worth owning in most standard fantasy leagues.

Brodin's scheduled visit with a doctor Monday apparently went well. He hasn't played since Feb. 6 after he underwent hand surgery. In 53 games this season, Brodin has five goals, 15 points and a plus-19 rating.

Murphy may get a chance to play with the Wild after the team lost Jared Spurgeon to injury on Tuesday night. He has one goal and one assist in nine appearances with Minnesota this year. Murphy has generated 28 points in 48 AHL contests with Iowa.

Devan Dubnyk stopped 30 of 31 shots in a 3-1 win over the Arizona Coyotes.

Dubnyk earned the 200th win of his career and it came against the team that traded him to the Wild. After back-to-back rough starts, Minnesota's number one netminder bounced back and provided solid goaltending all night. His record improves to 31-14-5 with a 2.61 goals-against-average and .916 save percentage.

Alex Stalock stopped 26 of 28 shots in a 4-2 win over the Vegas Golden Knights.

It was a solid performance all-around from the Wild that got big saves from Stalock when they needed them. The Wild's backup netminder will see his record improve to 10-10-2 with a 2.79 goals-against-average and .912 save percentage this season.